July 27, 2017
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Office closure - World Sailing Executive Office
World Sailing's headquarters will be relocating from Southampton to London on the week commencing Monday 24 July.
World Sailing’s headquarters will be relocating from Southampton to London on the week commencing Monday 24 July.
As a result, World Sailing’s Executive Office will be closed from 17:30 BST on Friday 21 July through to 09:00 BST on Monday 31 July.
During this period, World Sailing staff will have limited access to emails.
World Sailing’s new address from Monday 31 July will be:
20 Eastbourne Terrace,
London,
W2 6LG
Great Britain
Email addresses remain the same but the new central telephone number is 020 39404888 (this number will only be active from the 31st July).
World Sailing has been based in Southampton for the past 20-years but the organisation’s roots, and its predecessors’, the IYRU and ISAF, had been based in London since its formation in 1907.
The selection of London as the new home for the International Federation was announced in January 2017 after an extensive evaluation process of possible locations undertaken since the election of a new President and Board of Directors in November 2016.
The criteria for the evaluation included:
• International city
• Connectivity / ease of access for World Sailing members and stakeholders
• Ability to retain existing staff
• International diversity with a high quality, multilingual employment base
World Sailing evaluated Southampton, Geneva, Lausanne, London, Winchester, Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia.
Southampton, London, Barcelona and Valencia were shortlisted by World Sailing’s Board of Directors in December 2016 before January’s announcement of London.